Flying Over Sunset - Previews Thread
Mar 18
2020, 11:37:47 PM
Oh, I bet those are going to be popular! Did you get any kind of special perspective on the show or new insights? I’ve heard something about a bloody piece of meat being brought in as a prop. I’m not sure what it symbolizes, but I’m looking forward to Tony Yazbeck’s scene with it!
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Flying Over Sunset - Previews Thread
Mar 14
2020, 09:51:01 AM
Did anyone else think Robert Sella’s drum solo during Tony/Carmen nude scene was a little self indulgent? I thought the first minute of it was very well executed, but round the six minute mark, it felt sloppy.
Also, a hairy man playing Sophia Loren? Would not have expected it to work. Brave choice. Bravo to the creative team for taking that risk!
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74th Annual Tony Awards will go digital this fall
Sep 26
2021, 07:14:05 PM
And Danny. We all know Rebecca’s there with him.
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Disney+ developing Once on this Island film adaptation
Jul 30
2020, 02:57:34 PM
Very exciting and I think it’s a great fit.
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RIP Nick Cordero
Jul 5
2020, 09:39:34 PM
Another devastating loss due to the pandemic. His age and health make it more real and scarier for younger people. This illness is brutal...my heart goes out to Amanda, Elvis, and the rest of their family and friends. After months of being so strong, I hope they are all able to find peace.
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OUR Hamilton Reviews
Jul 3
2020, 01:47:38 PM
I’m literally 10 minutes in and I needed to take a minute.
I don’t know if it’s the current state of the world, stress of the pandemic, utter optimism of Hamilton as a young person, or that others as others have said, this truly is a massive gift we’ve been and we’re lucky to get now instead of 1 year or 5 years or 10 years for now, but this made me shed a few tears during the opening number.
It made me feel lucky to be alive instead distressed for
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Hamilton Movie Reviews
Jun 30
2020, 01:58:26 PM
Playbill is gathering reviews as available. Many of the critics had already reviewed the show, so looking at the analysis of the filming and production is interesting.
https://www.playbill.com/article/read-the-reviews-for-the-filmed-version-of-hamilton
I’m in the camp that thinks it looks stunning. I’ve seen 4 companies and various casts of the show, but I’m really interested in seeing the translation to film more then performances. I know those. I want to see angles and color and lighting.
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Those Who Saw the 2004 Assassins...
Jun 10
2020, 02:02:28 PM
Michael Cervaris’s performance in general, but the scene between “Another National Anthem” and “Something Just Broke” where we see the balladeer transform into Lee Harvey Oswald was incredibly powerful. The end with the Zapruder film playing on NPH’s shirt was something else, but the entire scene that starts with Boothe and Oswald alone was great.
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Hadestown disdain?
Jun 9
2020, 01:10:08 PM
I wouldn’t say many people on here hated it. It has many big fans in this board. The biggest issues on this board seem to be the length of the story stretched out across 2.5 hours, which is understandable. That’s a long time and it’s a topic many people could sum up very quickly. People also seemed mixed on Reeve Carney, but many also extremely favorable about Amber Gray, Andre DeShields, and Patrick Page. Lighting and staging seemed to get a lot of praise here.
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#blacklivesmatter and Broadwayworld
Jun 3
2020, 12:11:19 AM
I appreciate the second and third points Playbill is making the most. Two years ago, the charter operator for my school sent the staff from my school and the staff from all buildings they charted to a PISAB Understanding Racism workshop. Difficult and eye opening.
Were any sites taking part in Black Tuesday? I had a full day and didn’t have time to check if any of the major ones were.
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Let's Make a List of Diverse Broadway Professionals
Jun 1
2020, 10:11:02 PM
Ellen Stewart—Experimental theater impresario
Stephen McKinley Henderson—actor/director/educator
May Adrales—director
Sheldon Epps—director
Ntozake Shange—playwright
Mashuq Mushtaq Deen—playwright
Chay Yew—playwright/director
Katori Hall—playwright/Director
Griffin Matthews—writer/actor/composer/activist
Yussef El Guindi—playwright
Jordan E. Cooper&mdas
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NYT Poll Shows One Hurdle to Reopening Broadway: Fear of Jerks
May 26
2020, 07:42:56 PM
Not to sound flippant, but I think fear of jerks is one of the reasons some locations have been hesitant to reopen aspects of their economy. It’s what makes me have my groceries delivered versus picking them up myself and what has me going for a run at 6:30am instead of 2:30 in the afternoon.
I can be responsible and make good choices for myself. But you can’t guarantee that the person behind in line you at the bathroom really understands what 6’ is or is diligent abo
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Significant Other - OBC Livestream - 5/14/20
May 16
2020, 12:46:15 AM
The last half hour or so, from Laura’s bachelorette party on, makes feel human in a time when everything feels so strange and unreal. Barrie’s line about life being a long book and the present being a difficult chapter was what made me cry. So true.
Monday will be 10 weeks of living and teaching in quarantine and it’s getting hard. The played moved me deeply when I first saw it because it was relatable to me—I was very much the odd one out amongst my f
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Tootsie Tour That Would Have Been
May 7
2020, 02:52:26 PM
Natalie Charle Ellis was Sandy
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Meryl Streep, Patti LuPone, more to perform for virtual Sondheim 90th birthday celebration
Apr 26
2020, 11:04:37 PM
Raúl shut us all up and now this,
“Oh, the world is scary and you’re quarantined in your homes? Have some Donna Murphy realness. YOU’RE WELCOME.”
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Meryl Streep, Patti LuPone, more to perform for virtual Sondheim 90th birthday celebration
Apr 26
2020, 10:55:09 PM
This is a great rendition of “Someone in a Tree.” I’m so glad it was included in this tribute.
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Meryl Streep, Patti LuPone, more to perform for virtual Sondheim 90th birthday celebration
Apr 26
2020, 10:44:34 PM
I sorta want the obligatory closing performance of Sunday by everyone. It’s a habit I don’t think we have to break. It brings me to tears every time.
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Meryl Streep, Patti LuPone, more to perform for virtual Sondheim 90th birthday celebration
Apr 26
2020, 10:38:59 PM
Stokes and Cerveris both made me melt.
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Richard Nelson's New Play to World Premiere via Livestream
Apr 22
2020, 06:36:21 PM
I love the Apple Family Plays. My soul needs this right now.
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Your Bucket List
Apr 21
2020, 10:52:42 PM
-See all of my students in person.
-Not be afraid boyfriend will die. He’s a PA in a major university systems’s cardiothoracic department and 5 weeks ago was recruited into COVID-19 care.
-Visit my parents in person.
-Be in peace with nature for an extended period of time.
-Visit my 98 year old grandmother
-2021 Disney Princess Fairy Tale Challenge Run
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